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gabba, haussler, jersey, long, ls, News, sleeve - February 28, 2012

Video: Haussler testing the Gabba LS Jersey

Haussler The Gabba WS Rain Jersey was such a spectacular success in the pro peloton that we couldn’t resist making a long-sleeve version for those nasty training days. Waterproof fabric with remarkable stretch and breathability, but with an almost weightless feel when on the body.

SanRemo does it again, Vanmarcke nabs Omloop

Not sure how a Barracuda ‘attacks’ but safe to say that it attacks like Sep Vanmarcke. Over 200 kilometers in windy conditions on flemish roads, Vanmarcke did everything right, just waiting for the right moment to strike while saving extra energy wearing possibly the fastest bit of clothing ever created for road racing – the Castelli SanRemo SpeedSuit. It didn’t hurt that he had on the Aero Race gloves and Aero Race shoe covers too. The SanRemo SpeedSuit, jersey-and-shorts combo, effectively enables riders to wear a skinsuit in road races and thus gain an aerodynamic advantage. Testing shows that at 40km/h, the jersey saves between twelve and fifteen watts of energy when compared to a standard clothing combination. It is, it says, worth 45 seconds in time savings. Congratulations to Sep Vanmarcke for netting the Sanremo Speedsuit’s first victory in 2012 on the flemish roads of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss82UA9j1RA[/youtube] Apart from the aero clothing, the young gun, Sep Vanmarcke, did everything right during the race, and specially in the last 300 meters. Flecha launches. Boonen sweeps past and has it … but he ties up, and Vanmarcke comes back, to take it by two bike lengths and joyously punching ...

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castelli, fedaia, News, passo, peter, Stetina, wallpaper - February 25, 2012

Wallpaper – Peter Stetina, Passo Fedaia 2

Peter Stetina, Garmin-Barracuda A wonderful climb to Passo di Fedaia (2057m) up beautiful slopes and onto the shoulders of Monte Marmolada where this photo was taken.

Haussler will be going hard at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

heinrich haussler I really should get packing. My flight from my home in Germany is in a few hours and there’s a lot to do. And this is going to be a big weekend for me and the boys at Garmin-Barracuda. It’s the start of the Belgium road season with Omloop on Saturday and Kuurne on Sunday. I’ll be racing Omloop and I’m really looking forward to it.

Wallpaper – Passo di Mortirolo

Passo di Mortirolo
The Mortirolo Pass (1852 m.), also known as Passo di Foppa connects Mazzo di Valtellina and Val Camonica. The road from Mazzo di Valtellina is one of the most demanding climbs in professional road cycling – appearing 10 times in the Giro since 1990 – always from this side starting in Mazzo.